Laingsburg, Michigan

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Photos courtesy of:Ken Huisjen

Laingsburg is located on the western border of Shiawassee County at Clinton County, about 15 miles northeast of Lansing. It is located in a growing rural area slowly changing to a more urban nature. It is supported by a growing local business base and resident commuters who work in Lansing.

Laingsburg was named after Dr. Peter Laing who built a tavern here in 1836 and was one of the town’s early settlers. In 1841, a post office opened here under the name Nebraska. The name went back to Lainsburg in 1860 when the Jackson, Lansing & Northern Railroad, (later the Michigan Central), came through the area. It officially incorporated as a village in 1871. Later it was incorporated as a city in 1951.

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